Well, foraging and gardening are pursuits of optimists! So I hope the @foraging-trail and @gardening-trail give people a positive atmosphere and place to focus on Steemit, without being caught up in the day-to-day business of Steemit. (Those discussions are important, but people come to the internet for a respite, too.)
I like to remind myself that the underlying blockchain development that is the most important and the source of the market value now. The social platform is just part of that development process. Frustrations and collaborations can each spur ideas for blockchain applications. And no development team could dream up as many ways to stress the system, as when random human beings interact with each other over months and months, especially when money is involved! As long as the underlying blockchain is still being built, like the 2017 roadmap lays out, I think we are fine, even if the turnover is high on the social platform. The key test will happen when that technology is ready.
TSU lasted longer than Steemit has been around, with only a fraction of the financial resources. I think having communities on Steemit will help a lot. People will gravitate to their interests and it will be a lot easier to convince people to join to take part in a specific community -- like the @beer-trail! ; )
Yeah fingers crossed - tsu was a complete different story - and the reason they closed is also a mystery - i know more than i should but it was not as they ran out of money which is the official title lol - Sebastian is smart - glad i did not invest or work there